Geographic Range and Habitat
The Burmese Python are found throughout Southern- and Southeast Asia including Eastern India, Nepal, Western Bhutan, Southeast Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Northern continental Malaysia, far southern China (Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi and Yunnan), Hong Kong, and in Indonesia on Java, Southern Sulawesi, Bali and Sumbawa. Burmese Python are also reported from Kinmen, very close to Chinese mainland but in Taiwanese territory; Burmese Python belongs to the fauna of Taiwan when Taiwan refers to the Taiwan, but not to the island of Taiwan.
This python is an excellent swimmer and needs a permanent source of water. It can be found in grasslands, marshes, swamps, rocky foothills, woodlands, river valleys, and jungles with open clearings. They are good climbers and have prehensile tails.
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